to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
in the meanwhile; during the time
family; members of a family
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
Buddhist (household) altar
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
kitchen; financial situation
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
while; during; while; although; all; both
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly